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Management Europe

Ludwig de Mot

CEO Europe

Ludwig de Mot is the CEO Europe since 2013. He joined the Group in 2006, first as CEO of Rheinkalk (Lhoist’s German subsidiary) and then became President and CEO of Lhoist North America.

He started his career in manufacturing in the automotive supply industry before joining SCA Packaging. There, his last role was Managing Director of the packaging business in Benelux, France and Switzerland.

Ludwig de Mot has a degree in Electromechanical Engineering from the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) and is also an alumnus of INSEAD, Fontainebleau (France).

Piotr Biskup

Vice-President and Managing Director - Lhoist Central Europe

Piotr Biskup is the Managing Director for Lhoist Central Europe since 2015. He joined the Group in 2012 as Market & Development Director and Board Member of Lhoist Poland.

Piotr started his career in the construction business by working for Rockwool in the thermal insulation industry. Before joining Lhoist, he has been working as CEO & MD of Consolis Polska in precast concrete sector for 11 years.

Piotr Biskup graduated M.Sc. at Lubuski University, Building Faculty in Zielona Gora. He holds a Marketing degree from University of Economics in Poznan and an MBA from Georgia State University (USA) / Poznan University of Economics.

Walter Dekeyser

VP Finance – Lhoist Europe

Walter Dekeyser has been appointed VP Finance Europe in October 2016. He joined Lhoist in 1997 as consolidation manager and moved over time to the position of VP Group Controlling & Reporting.

He started his career in the consulting world at Trust Consult.

Walter Dekeyser holds a Masters in Commercial Engineering at the Catholic University of Leuven (KUL) complemented with a Bachelor in actuarial studies (UCL) and a Masters in Accountancy at the University of Brussels.

Loïc de Surville

Vice-President and Managing Director - Lhoist Southern Europe

Loïc de Surville has been appointed Managing Director for Lhoist Southern Europe in 2014. He joined the Group in 2012 as VP Planning Europe and became General Manager for Balthazard & Cotte in 2013.

Loïc started his career in the US working for the chemical specialty leader Rohm and Haas in their engineering division, before moving to managerial roles in Supply Chain and Marketing. He became General Manager first for an European division, and later for a Global division. In 2007, he joined SunChemical as Managing Director for France-Benelux-Africa.

Loïc de Surville is a Mechanical & Materials Engineer by education. He also holds a Master of Science from Caltech (USA), as well as an MBA from INSEAD Business School (France).

Cedric de Vicq

Vice-President and Managing Director - Lhoist Western Europe

Cedric de Vicq has been appointed Managing Director for Lhoist Western Europe in May 2016. He joined Lhoist in 2011 as Associate Director Merger & Acquisitions before becoming General Manager for Lhoist UK and Managing Director for Lhoist Northern Europe.

Cedric started his career in investment banking with KBC Securities and made the switch to the chemical industry working for Oleon in Malaysia.

He holds a Masters in Applied Economics from the Catholic University of Leuven and a Masters in General Management from Vlerick Business School.

Dirk Donck

Vice-President & General Counsel Europe

Dirk Donck joined Lhoist in 1990 as Legal Counsel.

He began his career at the Brussels Bar as an attorney, working both in Brussels and in Washington D.C. He subsequently worked with Dow Corning Europe as in-house counsel.

Dirk Donck holds a Degree in Law from the University of Louvain (UCL) and a Degree in European Law from the University of Brussels (ULB).

Hans Stribos

Senior Vice-President Key Accounts – Lhoist Europe

Hans Stribos is SVP Key Accounts since 2004. He joined Lhoist in 1987 as Sales Manager Duwa Kalk en Dolomiet in The Netherlands and became then Manager Duwa Kalk en Dolomiet. In 1996, he moved to Belgium as Sales Director Lhoist Benelux & Scandinavia and was appointed Sales Director of the Western Europe Business Unit in 2000.

Hans started his career in the oil exploration industry in the North Sea and worked as Manager of Core Laboratories in Rijswijk before joining the Group.

Hans Stribos has an MSc degree in Geology from the University of Utrecht (The Netherlands).